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Shamsul Wares: An Architecture of Elemental Modernism

Rene Submissions — Fri, 22 May 2026 09:45:00 +0000

This pioneering monograph on Shamsul Wares, Bangladesh’s acclaimed architect and educator, demonstrates architecture as a reflection of the sociocultural conditions of a country, as well as global modernity. Shamsul Wares is widely known in Bangladesh to be a fiercely passionate teacher who professes architecture as a philosophy of modernism, one that views the challenges of space-making through the lens of twentieth-century modernist experiments through abstraction, platonic clarity, and humanism. Edited by Adnan Zillur Morshed with contributions from a diverse range of authors, this profusely illustrated book explains a cerebral architect’s design work with careful analysis and contextuality.

Ispace: The Architecture of Emotions

Rene Submissions — Fri, 22 May 2026 09:30:00 +0000

The Ispaces are a territorial redevelopment project born and developed in Rossa, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. They are an integral part of the broader initiative known as The Rossa Project, a collection of artistic, architectural, and cultural activities aimed at engaging the local population in social and sustainable initiatives capable of generating interest from extemal audiences. Among the initiatives are the construction of private residences, facilities dedicated to cultural activities, such as a library and a youth hostel, the Temple of Thought, and the Ispaces themselves. These spaces are sculptures made from local larch wood, distributed throughout the

Seeking Abundance Design, Ecology and a Flourishing Planet

Rene Submissions — Tue, 05 May 2026 09:05:00 +0000

Regenerative design is a way of building that heals our planet and our communities by halting biodiversity loss, reversing climate change, and improving social equity. Over the last decade, the nonprofit design practice MASS has proven that we can yield positive social, environmental, and economic results through a series of projects in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Seeking Abundance argues for reducing the harm our building activities wage in our environments and that we can—and must—help people and the planet thrive together. The proof? MASS’ projects represent a coherent and replicable philosophy that responds to local ecologies

Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home

Rene Submissions — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:15:00 +0000

A sweeping history of humanity’s most fundamental creation—the home—and its effects on the land, cities, and people themselves.

Americans spend, on average, 90 percent of their lives indoors, with two-thirds of that time spent in their homes. Globally, the construction and maintenance of residential buildings account for a staggering portion of carbon emissions. In this timely and fascinating work, architect and urban-planning scholar Stefan Al deftly weaves together archaeology, engineering, social history, and environmental science to explain how our homes have developed through the ages and in turn shaped civilization and the planet itself.

From tiny pit-houses in the Levant and Mesoamerica

Mass Timber: Materials, Design, and Construction

Rene Submissions — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:35:00 +0000

The most comprehensive reference on building with mass timber, extensively covering its sustainability, materials, building conceptualization, structural design and construction processes

Mass Timber: Materials, Design, and Construction is a one-stop resource book for mass timber construction with thorough textual descriptions, engaging images, many concept drawings, and discussion of state-of-the-art construction practices. The book draws from a large pool of images from the every-day to cutting-edge mass timber construction projects and includes extensive details of recently constructed buildings.

Written by a renowned team of experts with over three decades of professional, research, and teaching experience, Mass Timber: Materials, Design, and Construction includes information

The Kitchen Garden

Rene Submissions — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:05:00 +0000

A beautifully illustrated survey of the world’s most inspiring kitchen gardens, from potagers and historic estates to rooftop urban farms

This stunning volume celebrates the rich history of kitchen gardens through more than 50 of the world’s finest examples, each explored in depth through gorgeous imagery, vivid storytelling, and insightful texts highlighting garden and growing details.

Organized geographically, the book reveals how climate, culture, and history inform productive gardens around the world. Readers will discover European walled gardens flush with flowers and edibles; a forward-thinking, rooftop urban farm in Singapore; and an abundant coastal garden in Patagonia that proves green things can

Puigpunyent Eco-Passive House / Miquel Lacomba Architects

Valeria Silva — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

The house is located in the valley of Puigpunyent, in the Sierra de Tramuntana mountain range in Mallorca. It boasts optimal orientation towards the south and open views towards the mountains.

SCDA: Beyond Boundaries

Rene Submissions — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:15:00 +0000

SCDA celebrates the acclaimed firm’s extensive portfolio of work across the globe—from Singapore and China to the United States. Through SCDA’s diverse array of projects, spanning mixed-use high-rises, hospitality venues, commercial and institutional developments, and residential masterpieces, the monograph showcases Soo K. Chan’s mastery of shaping unique spatial experiences that transcend conventional boundaries. At the heart of SCDA’s design ethos lies a meticulous attention to detail and a profound understanding of form, light, and scale. Whether it’s crafting inviting public landscapes or sculpting dynamic high rises, Chan’s architectural visions tell a compelling story of harmony between the built environment and

Alameda Words, Buildings: Machines

Rene Submissions — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:05:00 +0000

This third volume in the monograph series of work by Jones, Partners: Architecture picks up where the previous volume El Segundo left off. Aft er 10 years of costal habitation in El Segundo, the office has relocated near SCI-Arc in an industrial district of DTLA (Downtown Los Angeles) where Jones is teaching and many of the team members have matriculated or are studying. Alameda covers much of the work done in this location between 2007 and 2013, in 330 densely packed (but artfully designed, by Afton Klein Group) pages, including quintessential “machines” in text and building-form, as well as various

Fast Forward: How HKS Shapes the Future of Design

Rene Submissions — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:10:00 +0000

Fast Forward: How HKS Shapes the Future of Design showcases recent work by global design firm HKS and offers a look ahead to the future of innovation in architecture and design. The firm’s portfolio of architecture, interior design, urban planning and research demonstrates how HKS contributes to improving communities and transforming the design industry. For more than 85 years, HKS has brought a depth of knowledge and expertise to clients spanning diverse markets and sectors, crafting design solutions that rise to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. The firm is now poised to continue its path of progress, influencing

California Changing: 50 Site of Climate Change in Augmented Reality

Rene Submissions — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:30:00 +0000

The state of California has emerged as a pioneering force in designing for climate change, yet it has also faced the devastating impacts of numerous climate-related disasters, including droughts, wildfires, and rising sea levels. This book offers a unique climate change tour, delving into architectural scale sites across the state. From innovative houses using sustainable techniques to historical locations ravaged by the combined forces of drought and wildfire, the book explores a range of poignant examples. The main visual contents are a set of architectural site illustrations that are each enhanced by an augmented reality component showcasing the interplay between

Gordon Bunshaft: Form Through Technics

Rene Submissions — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:10:00 +0000

The works of Gordon Bunshaft, developed while working for the multinational architectural firm SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill), put together a number of concrete and abstract elements that fully reflected the modern movement during the years of its maximum artistic expression.

In the early fifties, the Lever House attracted fame and commissions, becoming a paradigm for new modern office buildings projects. The evolution of SOM’s design and construction processes generated a wide variety of formal solutions during the 50s. Fundamental to this process, the work organization of the firm was based on three fundamental aspects: modern architecture, American organizational methods and

It’s About the People! Unlocking the Social Art of Architecture

Rene Submissions — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:25:00 +0000

This book is about architecture, but not about formal architectural images. It is about the people who inhabit and use buildings and places. It is about the people who have made and will make buildings and places. It is a book about subjects and themes that directly impact the lives of the people who will utilize these efforts.

All these issues open the door to the systematic investigation of the question of value, of what works and what does not, of what is good and bad. Inside the academy, it questions the accepted dogma of subjectivity and neutrality in traditional teaching,

Smallx20: Twenty Years of Community Engaged Design in New Orleans

Rene Submissions — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:10:00 +0000

The Albert and Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design is the outreach arm of the Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment. The Center works with nonprofit organizations and community-based groups to provide design services to communities who are consistently underserved by the design professions. The work focuses on equitable par ticipation, meaningful outcomes, design excellence, and inclusion as critical parts of the design process. Smallx20 tells the story of the Center’s founding and illustrates the Center’s approach to design in service to community needs. In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, and the ensuing federal levee failure flooded

FNN Sustainability Center / ACARARCH

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

FNN Sustainability Center was designed within Tekfen Construction's Machine Maintenance Facilities in Ceyhan for archive, museum, and administrative office use. In the project area, which also includes a steel manufacturing workshop, the main purpose was to highlight the steel, which forms the structural system of the building, as a design element. The archive is a completely self-enclosed program, the museum is a completely extroverted program, and the office acts as an organism that is partly closed and partly open. One of the main parameters in the design was forming a mass in a single structure with this different type of program.

Communal Ecologies - Conversations with Young Japanese Architects

Rene Submissions — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:50:00 +0000

Media coverage of Japanese architecture the past twenty years has largely been dominated by the works of SANAA, Sou Fujimoto, Jun’ya Ishigami and their contemporaries. Their skillfully designed, ethereal white spaces and structures, have proved well suited to being exported in an increasingly visual culture.

Communal Ecologies, on the other hand, highlights an emerging generation of young architects pursuing a very different vision. They strive for an architecture that is rougher, more dynamic, and deeply rooted in social and ecological engagement. With a growing interest in community and network building, and a reevaluation of architecture’s connection to nature, they are developing

Alvar Aalto and Urban Design

Rene Submissions — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:40:00 +0000

This book provides a fresh look at Alvar Aalto’s regional and community planning work, particularly the ways in which he incorporated sustainability, resiliency, energy, and health, and examines how contemporary architects and planners can learn from this approach for the betterment of 21st-century urban design and our future cities. The Alvar Aalto Atelier planned and promoted regional development that combined ecological features, considered density, and offered a framework for informality, including flexible, adaptable infrastructures, with physical plans integrating communities with nature. These plans were largely suburban and contained vital lessons on how to deal with sprawl, traffic, landscape, energy, labor,

Architecture and Technology Volume II: Cities in Climate Crisis

Rene Submissions — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:30:00 +0000

The second instalment of the Architecture and Technology series brings together a diverse collection of fifty-five lectures given at the Norman Foster Foundation between 2021 and 2023 by leading voices in the fields of sustainability, architecture, urbanism, energy, art and mobility. With an introductory chapter by Amory B. Lovins, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Rocky Mountain Institute, authors include experts such as Vishaan Chakrabarti, Founder and Creative Director of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism; Dava J. Newman, Director of the MIT Media Lab and Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics at MIT; Maya Lin, Director of Maya Lin Studio;

5TRACKS Mixed-Use District / Shift Architecture Urbanism + Powerhouse Company

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000

With the completion of 5TRACKS, Breda gained a new mixed-use district right next to Central Station, commissioned by Synchroon and J.P. van Eesteren and designed by Shift architecture urbanism and Powerhouse Company. In three expressive buildings, offices, housing, and a hotel come together above a lively plinth filled with hospitality and commercial facilities – marking the final piece in a large-scale redevelopment that transforms this previously overlooked area near the train station. 5TRACKS embodies contemporary urban living while strengthening Breda's international standing.

Dockyard Hybrid Office Building / Tchoban Voss Architekten

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Urban-Planning Situation - At the beginning of the 20th century, Berlin's Osthafen (East Harbour) was one of the largest industrial harbours in the city. Intended for transportation and storage of goods, a three-storey administration building with a canteen and storage buildings, and warehouses shaped the Spree embankment along Stralauer Allee between Oberbaumbrücke (Oberbaum Bridge) and Treptower Park. Today, the picture is completed by modern office and residential buildings. Media, fashion, and creative firms have discovered this exclusive area around the 'MediaSpree' for themselves. In the early 2000s, TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten set out a master plan for new construction and further development of the Osthafen area, incorporating the historical buildings.

Museum of Modern Aluminum: from MANufAcTURE to Architecture

Rene Submissions — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:50:00 +0000

The architects, artists, and educators Jenchieh Hung and Kulthida Songkittipakdee, the founders of HAS Design and Research, and visiting professors of Chulalongkorn University and Tongji University, have dedicated their careers to reshaping the architectural landscape of Asia by fusing design with extensive research. The duo, known as Hung And Songkittipakdee (HAS), delves into the intricate relationship between nature and man-made structures, striving to develop a new architectural form that seamlessly integrates with urban environments. They refer to this approach as 'The Improvised, MANufAcTURE, and Chameleon Architecture,' emphasizing their capacity to adapt and design in harmony with the ever-changing contexts around

The Future of Architecture

Rene Submissions — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:50:00 +0000

What does it mean to design the future?

In a rapidly shifting world, architecture is no longer just about buildings, it's about ideas, movements, technologies, and above all, humanity. The Future of Architecture explores this evolution through a deeply human lens, offering readers a rare blend of design thinking, technological foresight, and emotional storytelling.

Authored by Nader Soubra, a self-published Lebanese interior architect and 3D visual artist, this book is a global invitation to reimagine space. With passion and precision, Nader explores the role of sustainability, artificial intelligence, and digital visualization in shaping our environments, while never losing sight of the soul

Fazer uma Casa / Making a Home

Rene Submissions — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:05:00 +0000

Making a house is no easy matter: you need to start at the beginning, stay the course and make it to the end. It takes determination and a certain amount of optimism. Initially, the goal seems so easy to achieve, so close that you can already see yourself walking around inside the house. However, it’s never easy, nothing ever goes according to plan and, in the end, it takes much longer than you expect.

Reuse of Architectural Components

Rene Submissions — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:34:00 +0000

As the need for a circular construction industry becomes progressively more apparent, building practitioners are increasingly turning to salvaged building components to construct new projects. Yet the aesthetic potential of reused materials remains underexplored. Drawing from art history, architectural theory and constructed works, this book develops a set of design strategies practitioners might employ to develop thoughtful, architecturally rigorous reuse projects. Author Bailey Bestul illustrates the immense design potential of reuse using nine themes that follow the reader from the initial stages of building planning to the finishing of the interior spaces.

Following an overview of the history of component reuse